Judge Pans Uber's 'Nonstop' Discovery Violation In FTC Fight

By Dorothy Atkins

A California federal magistrate judge refused Tuesday to give Uber more time to produce data to the Federal Trade Commission in litigation alleging the ride-hailing company dupes consumers into its paid subscription service, saying during a hearing that Uber "has been in nonstop violation" of the court's April 10 data production deadline.

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Novartis, AbbVie Lose Bid To Halt Wash. 340B Pharmacy Law

By Rachel Riley

A Washington federal judge declined Tuesday to block a state law passed to protect prescription drug access for low-income and uninsured patients, rejecting arguments from AbbVie and Novartis that the new measure illegally adds to pharmaceutical manufacturers' obligations under the federal 340B Drug Pricing Program.

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Key Freight Broker Negligence Win A 'Relief' For Plaintiffs Atty

By Linda Chiem

The U.S. Supreme Court's ruling that freight brokers might also be liable under state law for selecting unsafe motor carriers involved in catastrophic crashes will ultimately improve highway safety by ensuring that the industry's longtime gatekeepers strengthen their vetting protocols, according to a plaintiffs attorney that helped secure the pivotal win.

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The Law360 400: A Look At The Top 100 Firms

By Xiumei Dong

The race to build the legal industry's largest law firm accelerated in 2025, with major firms leaning on mergers, lateral hiring and strategic expansion to climb the ranks of the Law360 400.

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Kalshi To Start Requiring Employer Info For Certain Markets

By Ganesh Setty

Prediction market platform Kalshi Inc. announced on Tuesday that it will start requiring users to verify their employer before they can trade on certain markets, and will further implement features allowing users to directly report suspicious trading activity.

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Ascend Cannabis Workers In Illinois Back Strike Option

By Jonathan Capriel

Cannabis workers at multistate operator Ascend Wellness Holdings have voted overwhelmingly to authorize a strike after more than a year of bargaining for their first contract, according to an announcement by the Teamsters, their collective bargaining representative.

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DOJ, Contractors Strike $21.3M Deal To Resolve Fraud Claims

By Madeline Lyskawa

The U.S. Department of Justice said Tuesday that two contractors and their executives have agreed to pay $21.3 million to resolve False Claims Act allegations that they improperly secured federal contracts meant for service-disabled veteran-owned small businesses. 

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Boston Beer Seeks To Undo $175.5M Aluminum Can Verdict

By Celeste Bott

A Boston Beer affiliate argued Monday that evidence doesn't support the lost profit damages a jury recently awarded to an aluminum can supplier alleging the company didn't purchase the agreed-upon number of beverage cans, saying the $175.5 million verdict is "the cumulative product of multiple errors" and arguing for either judgment or a new trial.

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Pop Mart Blocked From Selling Toys With Beanie Baby TMs

By Lauraann Wood

Labubu doll-maker Pop Mart cannot market figurines in the company's collectible "Pucky" series that allegedly infringe Beanie Baby-maker Ty Inc.'s trademarks while the companies' intellectual property dispute plays out in court, an Illinois federal judge said Monday.

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Ill. Wage Law Doesn't Mirror Fed. Work Limits, 7th Circ. Says

By Benjamin Morse

Illinois wage law does not incorporate a federal test limiting compensable work to tasks performed primarily for an employer's benefit, the Seventh Circuit held Tuesday, reviving Amazon warehouse workers' claims that they were owed overtime for mandatory preshift COVID-19 screenings.

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Checking For AI Errors Is Now A Two-Way Street

A handful of recent federal and state cases demonstrate the importance of checking for errors generated by artificial intelligence not only in your own court submissions, but also your opponent's, as well as when catching opposing counsel's AI mistakes could result in an award for attorney fees, says Tamara Barago at Hollingsworth.

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Trial Boutiques Roll Out Associate Pay Raises

By Andrea Keckley

Three trial boutiques are planning to bump associate salaries by at least $10,000 next month, the firms confirmed to Law360 Pulse Tuesday.

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Burford Sees Growing Market For Stakes In Elite Firms

By Marialuisa Taddia

Burford Capital plans to step up minority equity investments in elite law firms in the U.K. and U.S. that already use its litigation finance, as investor appetite for law firm equity increases, the firm's new London-based chief operating officer told Law360.

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Fox Rothschild Sued Over Data Breach Tied To Ransom Group

By Allison Grande

Fox Rothschild LLP was hit with a proposed class action in Pennsylvania federal court Tuesday accusing the national law firm of failing to adequately protect the "highly sensitive and confidential" personal data entrusted to it from being exposed to a prominent ransomware group in a data breach last month. 

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All Attys In Miss. Suit DQd For Back-To-Back-To-Back AI Flubs

By Emily Sawicki

A Mississippi federal judge who found herself in the "unusual scenario" of reviewing briefs with artificial intelligence-created errors filed by both parties in a lawyer's fee dispute against a Magnolia State municipality has terminated all four attorneys from the case.

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Next ABA International Ethics Chair Looks To Year Ahead

By Emily Sawicki

Rob Misey, incoming chair of the American Bar Association's International Ethics Committee, brings a passion for international dialogue to his new role, set to begin in September. Misey discussed his goals of initiating ethics conversations throughout the ABA and with counterparts overseas.

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Fed. Circ. 'Recalibrates' Analysis For Constitutional Standing

By Dani Kass

The Federal Circuit eased the line between constitutional and statutory standing last month when reviving A.L.M. Holding Co.'s infringement suit against Zydex Industries Private Ltd., in a decision attorneys say makes standing more accessible and clarifies how patent licensors can maintain their rights.

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5 Firms Barred From Handling NFL Parkinson's Claims

By P.J. D'Annunzio

Five law firms have been disqualified from representing claimants seeking NFL concussion settlement funds for running a scheme that "laundered" questionable Parkinson's disease claims through the system to obtain $95 million, including $20 million in fees, a special masters' report issued Monday says.

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Pa. Law Firm Calls Uber and FedEx's RICO Suit A 'Sham'

By James Boyle

Nearly a month after its motion to dismiss a RICO suit filed by Uber and FedEx was denied by a Philadelphia federal judge, personal injury firm Simon & Simon PC has lodged a counterclaim against the companies, saying their complaint is a "frivolous sham."

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Senate Confirms Longtime Kan. Prosecutor, KBI Chief To Bench

By Courtney Bublé

The Senate voted 51-46, along party lines, on Tuesday to confirm Tony Mattivi, director of the Kansas Bureau of Investigation, to serve on the bench in the District of Kansas.

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